This is the third in an ongoing series on Alan Moore's "Saga of the Swamp Thing." Watch the others here: The Existential Horror of The Anatomy Lesson - kzread.info/dash/bejne/iJqrsphphc7Ue9Y.html How Love & Death Changed DC Comics - kzread.info/dash/bejne/g3mgqKmqici0pNI.html

@DzustComics

4 жыл бұрын

Everyone who didn't watch these should definitely do so. Both are the usual quality of this channel, I. E. absolutely amazing!

@RRai2000

4 жыл бұрын

Please do a video about JLA Rock Of Ages it's my one of my favourite stories :)

There's more passion and emotion in Swamp Thing and Abigail's lovemaking sequence than in most sex scenes in Hollywood movies. The writing is beautiful and sincere, and the art is just mesmerizing. Timeless.

@iliveinsideyourhouse3943

4 жыл бұрын

Sex scene in berserk manga is beautiful too.

@Johnlindsey289

3 жыл бұрын

Personally i like human male X nonhuman female loving like Cheetah and Batman on Justice League, Alien Nation, Hattonslayden's artworks, Bojack Horseman, Regular Show and more better

@mattwey9735

2 жыл бұрын

@@Johnlindsey289 😬

@Johnlindsey289

2 жыл бұрын

@@mattwey9735 What do you think of the gender reverse with human male X nonhuman female like i mentioned even Cheetah and Batman?

Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing run is just something entirely special. No other comic I’ve read has had this much themes and concepts of live, death, nature and love. The closest is Immortal Hulk with the body horror, but even then Swamp Thing honestly does it even better. (Immortal Hulk is great though) These Swamp Thing essays are some of your best comic videos. Can’t wait for the next one. Until then...HELLBOY and DAREDEVIL!

I'm turned on, confused and in awe of some editing- Matt must be in town.

@MattDraper

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds about right!

I'm a huge fan of Scott Snyder's run on Swamp Thing, and I can tell you love swamp thing too, considering you're making a whole series on Alan Moore's run!

@MattDraper

4 жыл бұрын

I’m a huge Swamp Thing fan! Really enjoyed Snyder’s run, too.

@dantecrottogini529

4 жыл бұрын

I loved Charles Soule's run too, i think it's really under rated

@alastorlestrange9727

4 жыл бұрын

Dante Crottogini I loved more his run then snyder felt deeper...

@dantecrottogini529

4 жыл бұрын

@@alastorlestrange9727 Soule added a lot to the lore

@ravenous2650

4 жыл бұрын

Recently Soules and Snyder started a Comic called Undiscovered Country, I'd reccomend that you guys check it out it's great!

Poetry in Graphic Motion-many thanks, Matt

I clicked on this so fast. I was wondering why Pog was right after Love and Death. Now I know :) Great video as always

@MattDraper

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@johnathonhaney8291

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, do recall that Bissette and Totleban had just finished Down Amongst The Dead Men in Saga of the Swamp Thing Annual #2, which had a higher page count than the average issue. Nor was that the first time Nolan stepped in; he illustrated the pivotal issue "The Burial" which dealt with Swamp Thing burying Alec Holland and by extension the pre-Moore version of the Swamp Thing.

Just beautiful I wish Swamp Thing had more love in media

Saga of the Swampthing is one of if not my favorite run of all time. I wonder if it came out today how it would be received? Which is a shame because it’s brilliant. Just like this series. Another brilliant dissection or should I say inspection of a equally brilliant story. Best channel around

@MattDraper

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It’s definitely different than today’s modern approach to superheroes, but I think it would work at an independent label like Image.

Great story as i read the Swamp Thing graphic novels at age 10 back in 92 as i collected ST comics since 4 in 86 after seeing the movie on TV and been my fave DC character since

This is my favorite single issue of all time, the art just completely blew my mind the first time I read it

I love this so much

Everyone stop what you're doing!!! Matt came out with a new Swamp Thing video!! (grabs popcorn)

@MattDraper

4 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoyed it!

Please consider doing a Hellblazer - John Constantine analysis. Such a big fan!

Been watching watching swamp thing all day this Saturday!!

Rites of Spring is probably one of my favorite comics ever.

Matt, your video on the anatomy lesson inspired me to read the saga of the swamp thing and it became my favorite arc in any comic series. This is the first video you made on swamp thing where I knew the story prior to watching and i still learned stuff I didnt know. Thank you for your hard work and for inspiring me to read

@MattDraper

4 жыл бұрын

That's wonderful to hear! Really glad I was able to encourage you to read this awesome series.

Seeing that you've never done an X-men centerted video, I'd love to hear your take on House of X and Powers of X. Also more Swamp Thing in the future would be much appreciated.

@MattDraper

4 жыл бұрын

There will definitely be more Swamp Thing. Figuring out what to do about HoX/PoX

This reminded me that you haven't done any Hellblazer videos that I know of, at some point it might be cool to see your take on some Constantine stories

An absolutely phenomenal video as per usual Matt. 😁 👌 Your love for this series shines brightly throughout the whole video series thus far and is spurring me on to pick up the remaining books/volumes and read the run in its entirety. Cheers! 🍻 P.S. If and when time permits please do continue your analyses of the rest of the issues of Moore's tenure on the book.

@MattDraper

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes, more Swamp Thing videos will happen. We're going all the way to the end of Moore's run eventually.

Your videos gave me a renewed appreciation for comic books

@MattDraper

4 жыл бұрын

That's fantastic to hear!

Thanks for continuing to highlight my favourite series' of all time. I didn't even know the context for the Pog story so thanks for making me aware of that too!

Great video. The Nukeface Papers are two of my favorite comic book reads of all time. Moore's run is phenomenal.

I genuinely live for these videos

IM SO GLAD YOU’RE DOING MORE SWAMPY! Keep up the good work, man

Great stuff as always man!

Love this Swamp Thing coverage. Keep up the great work!

Matt you are killing it with these videos

@MattDraper

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Positively beautiful! Thank you, Matt for your continuing excellent content. I especially liked the subtle nod to Yoda at the 9 minute mark

@MattDraper

4 жыл бұрын

Nice catch!

keep up the amazing work dude! Your videos are always brilliant and I can't wait for the next one .

@seethreepio6084

4 жыл бұрын

also, could you do a video on Valerian and Laureline :D

@seethreepio6084

4 жыл бұрын

And Matt Wagner's Madame Xanadu!! Thanks

8:49, fantastic reference snuck in there :-)

Love your videos Mr Draper. Especially the one on whatever happened to the man of tomorrow

@MattDraper

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! That was one of my favorites to make.

Great stuff Matt big fan of your videos, I recently read that run of moon night you recommended and I’ve become a huge fan. Keep up the great work!

I think we can all agree Moore's Swamp Thing run and the 80's TNT tv series are the definitive versions of him.

@Johnlindsey289

3 жыл бұрын

What do you think of the reboot show?

@supersaiyanbluemidoriya1993

3 жыл бұрын

@@Johnlindsey289 I think both are fantastic!

great video))

Always awesome hearing your analyses on Swamp Thing! It's a crying shame that the DC Universe show got canceled because it was great! Have you watched the show, Matt? If you have, I would love to hear your thoughts on it. Great video as always keep it up! 😁🤘🤘

@MattDraper

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I haven't seen the show actually. I was thinking of getting DC Universe to watch it, but didn't when they immediately cancelled it. I was bummed!

@hunterchamberlain6738

4 жыл бұрын

@@MattDraper Honestly, I only got DCU app because of the Vertigo shows i.e, Swamp Thing, Doom Patrol etc. But really all content that I have seen in my opinion is either good (Titans S1) or extremely top notch filmmaking (I'm looking at you Doom Patrol). What makes the Swamp Thing show so great is its performances, set design, costumes, writing, direction, but most importantly the tone of the show. It is one of the few Alan Moore inspired media I've seen that actually got his tone/quality of storytelling correct. It's really worth a watch, even if it's the only season we are ever going to get (HBO MAX PICK THIS SHOW UP AND PUT IT BACK INTO PRODUCTION PLEASE!)

@Wright805

4 жыл бұрын

The Swamp Thing live action series is available on Amazon Prime.

Beautiful.

Nice Star Wars reference. “Luminous beings are we. Not this crude matter.”

The exact day I get my copies of that runs volumes you release your third video on that run. Coincidence? I THINK NOT! 😂

@MattDraper

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely not. I live in your crawl space.

You forgot to mention Moore’s career in magic hahaha

Swamp Thing is my favorite!!

This story is really awesome and tons of fun

That Pog issue 😢

So beautiful..

Some thoughts: 1) I knew about Pogo's source material but never had proper context for it before now...thanks, Matt! A more recent series called Spencer And Locke by David Pepose used the source material of Calvin and Hobbes in a similar manner. 2) Was "Abandoned Houses" the first instance in which The Dreaming popped up in DC Comics? I know this story predates Gaiman's Sandman by four to five years, so... 3) Rite Of Spring remains another series highlight for me and I absolutely agree with Moore's thoughts on a relationship that actually works. You saw a glimpse of that again with League of Extraordinary Gentlemen before it devolved into a game of "I understood that reference." 4) I always thought of Nukeface as a bit of a tragic figure, cheerfully oblivious to the wanton destruction he was causing. And Part 2 was HEAVILY inspired by Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon and Stanley Kubrick's The Killing in terms of its POV hopping story.

@MattDraper

4 жыл бұрын

Good takeaways! I'm not sure what the first official appearance of The Dreaming. Depends on if it's when it was named or if it appearing as the framing device for House of Mystery and Secrets.

@johnathonhaney8291

4 жыл бұрын

@@MattDraper Definitely NOT a framing device for The House of Mystery...I have Volume 1 of the black and white reprints and it made like it was the real world.

Great analysis! Can you please do a video about Swamp Thing’s journey into outer space, especially the “My Blue Heaven” issue?

I really enjoyed the whole New 52 Swamp Thing, especially Snyder's run, but Alan Moore cemented it for me and made me a lifetime fan of the character. His run is still the benchmark.

YES!

I know you get a lot of love for your Hellboy content, but I absolutely love the Swamp Thing stuff x

Before this iconic issue, Moore and his fellow artists pushed the flexible boundaries of their comic to what is possibly their limit with issue 32. pog 8Y

I would love for you to cover Jamie Delano's run on Animal Man!

Always a pleasure seeing another installment of your Swamp Thing analysis! Are you thinking of doing the same thing for another classic run?

@MattDraper

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm sort of doing it in a more scattered way with Hellboy and I'm thinking of a few others. All I need is another series that's too big and too deep for one video.

Thank you for the upload! Are you planning to do the full run of the Saga of the Swamp Thing?

@MattDraper

4 жыл бұрын

Yup. I’ve got at least three more installments loosely mapped out to cover the rest of the series.

Are you gonna cover IDWs transformers more than meets the eye

@MattDraper

4 жыл бұрын

Haven't read it, but have heard great things about it.

Having just finished Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá’s “Daytripper”, I couldn’t help but think that it’s a comic that would perfectly suit your awesome style of videos. I’d love to see your thoughts on it and keep up the good work 👍

@MattDraper

4 жыл бұрын

That's a great comic. It's in my very long list of topics so it'll happen eventually for sure.

Pogo the Possum is also the state cartoon/comic of georgia, USA.

@MattDraper

4 жыл бұрын

I didn’t know that!

@jayfolk

4 жыл бұрын

statesymbolsusa.org/symbol-official-item/georgia/state-arts-drama-symbol-state-award-recognition/pogo-possum

Horrifying yet beautiful. I’ve only read a few issues of Alan Moore’s Swamp-Thing, but I’ve been considering finishing this run because of these fantastically edited videos. Though I have a question, do you take requests? If so, I would love your take on some of the books like Steve Gerber’s FoolKiller Rob Rodi’s Loki Katsuhiro Otomo’s Akira Silver Surfer:Parable Berserk or even previously discussed comics like Frank Miller’s Daredevil or Walt Simonson’s Thor, just with a updated script.

@MattDraper

4 жыл бұрын

I don't really take specific requests, but I'll always accept suggestions for what to read. So I'll look into these. You never know what will turn into a video. Thanks!

@Zartak343

4 жыл бұрын

Matt Draper Thank you for answering. (:

Mr. Darper, you need to do Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol run. Please!

2:40 i allways thought that issue was so weird

If insects are beautiful jewels of light, then explain mosquitos. Checkmate.

Hi, I have two questions: 1. Will you be doing "Lucifer" by Mike Carey? 2. How can I stop immediately reading all comic books you review and I haven't read?

@MattDraper

4 жыл бұрын

1. Not sure yet. 2. Not possible.

@MrocnyZbik

4 жыл бұрын

@@MattDraper Thank you

Can you do a video on Brian Reed's run of Ms Marvel.

Swamp Thing is poggers

Alan moors swamp thing is one of the best horror comics of all time. Its a great superhero comic but doesn't feel like a superhero comic

Swampthing fcks. Swampthing fcks hard.

Read and Talk about "The Art Of Charlie Chan Hock Chye" from eisner winner Sonny Liew. Also has references to Pogo.

@MattDraper

4 жыл бұрын

That's a great comic

Laissez les bons temps rouler

Part of me wants nuke face to come back. Not sure why.

Nukeface!

I would read Moore's Swamp Thing but I really don't like the art, it's the coloring, I think. I really don't like the way comics were colored in the 70s and 80s.

@MattDraper

4 жыл бұрын

Everyone has different things that turn them off a comic. That’s ok

@youraveragecrownofthorns8919

4 жыл бұрын

I might suggest then...that you look into the Absolute edition of Moore's ST. It has been radically recolored by Steve Oliff. It is pricey and there are claims of low quality binding, but as an owner of the book, i can say its visually stunning.

@superbogopop

4 жыл бұрын

@@youraveragecrownofthorns8919 Ok, I might buy that one, it looks a lot better to me

@youraveragecrownofthorns8919

4 жыл бұрын

@@superbogopop good luck...try to find it at a discount. It has a 100 $ cover price.

@superbogopop

4 жыл бұрын

@@youraveragecrownofthorns8919... ok I might not ever read Moore's Swamp Thing then

Literal tree hugger

@MattDraper

4 жыл бұрын

Oh he’s doing more than just hugging them ...

You should read aot

Well, now that I have the chance... I have to make a video about Women & Pop Culture for my english class. Do you have any tips? And, what programs do you use?

@MattDraper

4 жыл бұрын

I use Final Cut Pro X. As far as women and pop culture goes, I have no tips except to go to women in the field.

@arielgonzalorodriguez8728

4 жыл бұрын

@@MattDraper Thanks!

Did you just make a video essay on a plant having sex

@MattDraper

4 жыл бұрын

I did. And I’ll do it again!

@oswald7716

4 жыл бұрын

@@MattDraper Good.

God that artwork is tough looking at, the female characters look very butch

*Totally not political tho Only modern comics can be political, let alone left-leaning, and of course, those that are are absolute trash by default! I hate that idea so much I have to make fun of it any chance I get. Luckily, making fun of it is literally just describing it.

@yourarchnemesis8453

4 жыл бұрын

difference is Moore's writing doesn't come off as preachy/condescending and his commentary is interwoven with the characters/story not the other way around.

The good version of Swamp Thing before the dark days, before DC's new "streaming", before whamans thought they needed a say in something they made fun of us nerds for, when it was four guy's and a lesbian but we were all to shy to claim anything, when we were God's only in our D&D matches... I Miss the old day's

@Wright805

4 жыл бұрын

To be fair the recent Swamp Thing live action series is amazing. It's available on Amazon Prime and I highly recommend it.

@Meg_Lovegood

4 жыл бұрын

@@Wright805 to be fair you should read...